Jon Jones Criticizes Tom Aspinall: A “One-Trick Pony”?
UFC heavyweight ex-champion Jon Jones has expressed his opinion on Tom Aspinall, describing him as a “one-trick pony” after his recent fight against Ciryl Gane. Aspinall, who was defending his title for the first time, saw the fight declared “no contest” due to an accidental eye poke by Gane in the first round. The match, which lasted only 4 minutes and 35 seconds, left Jones more impressed with Gane, whom he submitted to win the heavyweight title in March 2023.Jones added that he felt Gane was “warming up” and that Aspinall couldn’t touch him at any point. Jones, who announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in June, although he has expressed interest in returning, has not shown interest in facing Aspinall. UFC intends to reschedule the championship fight between Aspinall and Gane. However, Aspinall is still recovering from the effects of the eye poke. According to the latest updates from his father and coach, Aspinall has not regained full vision in either of his eyes.Tom is a great athlete, but I feel he’s a “one-trick pony”. I think his wrestling and jiu-jitsu are incredibly overrated. He has a very good one-two combination. I learned a lot about his patterns in his last fight. That’s really it. It’s the only thing he’s preparing very well.
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